My Obsession With Credit Card Points

Published: May 23, 2019, 4 a.m.

The first time I ever used any sort of airline miles I was 23 years old. After years of unintentionally flying on the same airline, I had accumulated over 50,000 miles, which, back then, was enough to get me a round trip ticket to the Mediterranean. I sat in the living room and booked my ticket over the phone. No computer in front of me, no website open. I spoke to the US Airways rep for nearly an hour as she patiently built my itinerary and answered dozens of my questions. Ultimately she booked me into Istanbul and out of Zagreb. Completely free. It was like magic. I didn’t know points were a game I could play and win.

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